According to Career Junction, South Africa's number one recruitment website, where potential employers can advertise jobs and job seekers can browse available jobs in a large variety of categories, the latest research shows that the most in-demand skill sets in South Africa right now are:
Software development with a 38% increase in demand since the start of the year
Department Managers with a 76% increase in demand for department and Middle managers.
Sales Representatives and Consultants with a 69% increase in demand.
The Finance and Office Admin and Support categories have also seen increased demand in the last few months.
IT and specifically developers (programmers and coders) are definitely the most in demand right now, but there are not enough people with the right skills and experience to fill all the jobs available. For those who have been considering a career change, now is the right time to consider taking a course and getting qualified.